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Lao PDR launches the final report of the 4th Lao Population and Housing Census
Vientiane, 21 October 2016 – The Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment released the final report of the 4th Population and Housing Census (PHC) 2015 which provides important data... Read more
Adolescent girls at the heart of the Sustainable Development Goals
11 October 2016, Vientiane Capital – Lao Youth Union, Lao Women Union, Ministry of Planning and Investment and United Nations Population Fund held a press conference to mark the International Day of... Read more
Laos to build capacity of health staff on tracking progress of Family Planning programme and getting consensus on 2016 data
Vientiane Capital, 22 September 2016 – The consensus workshop on Family Planning is opened by Dr Phouthone Meuangpak, Vice Minister of Health along with Ms Frederika Meijer, UNFPA Representative. The... Read more
International Youth Day 2016
12 August 2016, Vientiane Capital – Youth and policy makers meet today for the National Youth Forum to mark the International Youth Day 2016 and to... Read more
World Population Day 2016
Vientiane, 11 July 2016 - World Population Day is celebrated every 11th of July in over 90 countries around the world. The day seeks to focus... Read more
Health sectors play a key role to prevention and response to Violence against Women
Vientiane Capital, 8 April 2016 – Following the successful launch of the landmark Violence against Women study report which has revealed that almost... Read more
Lao Government committed to expanding family planning access
9 March 2016, Vientiane Capital, Lao PRD - Lao PDR joined the Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) movement early this year and announced its ‘Commitment... Read more
Landmark Report: Violence against women a ‘hidden scourge’ in Lao PDR
Report parallels findings in other countries, offers opportunity to transform mindsets Vientiane, 10 March 2016 - A landmark report has revealed... Read more
New UNFPA representative presents credentials to the Government of Lao PDR
Vientiane, 10 February 2016 - Ms. Frederika Meijer, new United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office Representative presented her Letter of... Read more
Lao Youth Union to conduct a youth panel discussion under the theme: “Youth participation in development”
Vientiane, 18 December 2015 - Lao PDR has one of the youngest population in Southeast Asia. With nearly 60% of the population below the age of 25... Read more